Speculation: RFA Goalies

[MMC]

Who gets tendered a contract and who might be let go to the market? Who is in line for a big extension?

ANA: Lukas Dostal, Calle Clang
BUF: Devon Levi
CGY: Waltteri Ignatjew, Connor Murphy
CAR: Yaniv Perets
CHI: Arvid Soderblom
COL: Trent Miner, Kevin Mandolese
CBJ: Daniel Tarasov
DAL: Remi Poirier, Ben Kraws
DET: Gage Alexander
EDM: Olivier Rodrigue
MTL: Jakub Dobes, Cayden Primeau
NJD: Isaac Poulter
NYR: Dylan Garand, Talyn Boyko
OTT: Leevi Merilainen
PIT: Taylor Gauthier, Filip Lindberg
SJS: Georgi Romanov, Gabriel Carriere
STL: Joel Hofer, Vadim Zherenko
TBL: Hugo Alnefelt
TOR: Dennis Hildeby
VAN: Nikita Tolopilo
VGK: Isaiah Saville
WSH: Mitch Gibson, Garin Bjorklund

 

[BleedBlue14]

Hofer will get re-signed, I think Zherenko is going to Russia per a report - not sure how credible it was.

 

[MrLunatik]

• Connor Murphy will likely not be qualified, not with the Flames signing Sergeev and Say, and having Cooley signed for another year.
• Waltteri Ignatjew was in the same situation as Murphy, except since he signed in Europe, I expect the Flames will give him a QO and hold onto his rights, as they did with Tuulola, Lerby and Okhotyuk who all went back to play in Europe as RFAs

 

[gilfaizon]

Dostal will be locked up long term, IMO.

 

[SEALBound]

Hard to say on Gauthier and Lindberg. Both were really good. Pens have Blomqvist and Murashov too and Jarry and Nedeljkovich are still under contract.

All 6 are likely too good for the ECHL, except maybe Jarry.

 

[Jovavic]

Tarasov is going to get punted

 

[alphafox]

I imagine the Jackets walk Tarasov, but depending on price I could see them trying to take an offer sheet gamble to try and take someone from a team with cap challenges.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Soderblom will be interesting

 

[lanceuppercut75]

Dostal and Hofer should be getting decent raises. Especially Dostal.

Merilainen and Levi have SOME chance of getting something like a $1.5m cap hit on a multiyear deal, but more likely I think they won't get a cap hit above $1m-ish until their next contracts after these.

Everybody else will get one to three years at $1m or lower, except for the ones teams are gonna walk away from (maybe Bjorklund? Carriere? Kraws? Poirier?)